Wednesday, July 26, 2017

Comeback Cowboy by Sara Richardson

A
WOMAN NEVER FORGETS HER FIRST COWBOY . . . As a single mother, Naomi Sullivan
is used to doing things on her own. She's finally saved enough from working at
the Cortez Ranch to buy a lovely home for her and her little girl. Life is
going as planned. But when her high school sweetheart comes riding back to
town, this self-sufficient woman feels something she hasn't felt in years:
red-hot, unbridled need for the handsome cowboy who left her behind.

Lucas
Cortez doesn't plan on being in town long. Yet when he sees Naomi again-the
gorgeous girl he never stopped loving-he's tempted to hang up his hat and stay
awhile. He's already charmed his way into her daughter's heart, but he'll need
more than sweet talk and roses to convince Naomi to give them a second
chance-especially when she's hiding a secret that could change their lives
forever . . .

Here’s
what’s going on. Lucas willingly went to jail for a crime he didn’t commit and rather
than coming home after he was released, he stayed away. Although now that he’s
temporarily back in town, he can’t help but want to stay and rekindle things
with the woman he still loves. Lucas may have broken her heart but when Naomi
sees him again, she knows he still has her heart. Although it’s not just her
heart she has to worry about, it’s her daughters as well. But she’s willing to
fight to give their relationship another try. The hard part is convincing Lucas
to stay.

Lucas
and Naomi were so great together. They were high school sweethearts and, even
though he broke her heart, the love they had was still there, they just needed
to figure out somethings. Naomi needed to figure out how to let a man into her
life when it’s just been her and her daughter and Lucas was worried that the
stigma of the crime he took the blame for would harm Naomi and Gracie. And
rather than jumping back into a relationship, they took their time.

This
one lack conflict between Lucas and Naomi but it worked. The internal conflict
that Lucas was struggling with was enough and I didn’t miss the conflict
between them. And there was a ton of outside drama going on, so there was a lot
of things happening at one. While the added drama worked, I could have done
without the who’s the daddy drama. It sort of felt out of place.

One
thing that sort of bugged me was the fact that when Gracie asked where Lucas
had been all these years, Naomi wouldn’t let Lucas tell her the truth. I think
it’s always better to be honest about things rather than trying to shield your
kid because in the end, it just makes things worse.

So,
this one was the second book in the series and works well as a standalone. I
didn’t miss anything having not read the first book but, seeing as I had so
much fun with this one, I’m eager to read the first one.

Overall,
I liked this one. I enjoyed spending time with the Cortez family and the women
who love them. And I found a new-to-me author who I’m eager to check out.